Maui County is grateful for the opportunity to have Leslie Wilkins as the keynote speaker for this year’s Online Career Fair. Leslie has an extensive resume and offers her expertise from many years of working with the President and CEO of the Maui Economic Development Board and as Chair of the Workforce Development Board, among many other leadership roles.
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Leslie joined Maui Economic Development Board, Inc. (MEDB) in 1999 to launch its Women in Technology Project (WIT), which serves a statewide constituency of more than 20,000 students, teachers, and industry members each year, including administering regional partnerships.
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Prior professional experience included a decade in Hawaii’s commercial banking industry and private practice consulting with non-profit organizations on program development, revenue diversification, and proposal writing.
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She helped create WIT (Women in Technology), which offers a wide range of elementary school through career-level (K-career) programs that have been successful in engaging students in STEM through hands-on and project-based learning, job shadowing, career experiences, mentoring, and internships.
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An experienced advocate for women, workplace diversity, and equity issues Ms. Wilkins was appointed in 2011 to serve on the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women and is currently serving as its chair.
Ms. Wilkins will be speaking on July 6th for Day 1 with an Employer focus. Her focus will be on “Funding Your Workforce for the Future.” We hope to see you there.
Read more about Leslie:
Leslie Wilkins HMSA Bio
